title: Paclitaxel by 3-h infusion and carboplatin in anthracycline-resistant advanced breast cancer. A phase II study conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group.
abstract: 37 patients with advanced breast cancer resistant to anthracyclines were treated with paclitaxel 200 mg/m2 by 3-h infusion and carboplatin at an area under the curve of 7 mg.min/ml every 4 weeks with G-CSF support. There were 5 (14%, 95% CI 3-25%) complete and 11 (30%, 95% CI 15-45%) partial responders. Median duration of response was 11.5 months (range 5.2-16.8+), median time to progression 8 months (range 0.26-16.8+) and median survival 12 months (range 0.5-19.6+). Grade 3-4 leucopenia (27%), thrombocytopenia (10%) and diarrhoea (5%) were noted. In conclusion, the combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin is active and well tolerated in patients with advanced breast cancer resistant to anthracyclines.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fountzilas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Athanassiadis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalogera-Fountzila
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aravantinos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bafaloukos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Briasoulis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dombros
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ioannidis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pavlidis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kosmidis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Skarlos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008875:Middle Aged; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D016190:Carboplatin; D017239:Paclitaxel